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# goody

«goody» in Mova's school dictionary: **nice things, especially treats such as sweets, cakes or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a goody, goodies); exclamation (goody!, goody gumdrops); noun (goody-goody)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Goodies are nice things, especially treats such as sweets, cakes or small presents: "a bag of goodies". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#m1)

2) (informal) A goody is a good character in a story or film, the opposite of a baddie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#m2)

3) (informal, childish) "Goody!" is a happy shout meaning "great!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#m3)

4) (informal, unkind) A goody-goody is a child who always tries to look good to grown-ups, in a smug way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#m4)

5) Goody was an old polite title for an ordinary woman, like "Mrs". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Party bags are full of goodies; children play "goodies and baddies". Saying "goody-goody" to someone is mildly teasing and can hurt. Phrases: goody bag, goodies and baddies, oh goody!, goody two-shoes (a too-perfect person).

### examples

- Every guest got a goody bag at the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#x1)
- Gran brought a box of goodies from the bakery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#x2)
- In the film, the goodies win in the end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#x3)
- "We're having pizza tonight." "Oh goody!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#x4)
- He's such a goody-goody, always telling the teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#x5)
- Let's play goodies and baddies in the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/#x6)

### note

Plural goodies (y → ies). Also spelled "goodie". All senses are informal or childish. "Goody two-shoes" and "goody-goody" are teasing, so use kindly or not at all.

### In the corpora

- [At a party in Toronto, Leo slipped a second goody bag into his coat while nobody was looking.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/353-presents-goody-bags-certificates-and-the-newest-phone/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «goody» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goody/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.